The UN’s ready to hold talks in Russia and Ukraine on setting up a protection zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said he met the foreign minister from both countries at the UN General Assembly last week to discuss the possibility of a protection zone, Qazet.az reports.

The IAEA recently carried out an inspection of the Zaporizhzhia plant and warned interim measures were needed to prevent a nuclear accident Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters

“This must be done, and I am ready to continue these consultations in both countries so we can protect this plant,” he said.

“The work there will allow us to stabilise the situation that is simply unacceptable. And I’m convinced that it’s something we can do.